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iJ Eddie, yes; Beverly Hills, no. Eddie Murphy stars in "Metro." See a&e page' 7 ,: 'Sua-' fci- j PC n u Friday, January 17, 1997 Volume 59 Number 43 Accreditation reaffirmed; library concern remains III By Sue Spillane-Bramlette established columnist-Signpost The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges' Commission on Colleges has reaffirmed accreditation of Weber State University following review by the governing ' agency of an Oct. 16-18 focus committee evaluation. In a letter to Weber State University President Paul H. Thompson dated Dec. 11, the commission, advised by evaluators Susan Schaefer and Timothy Brown, announced accreditation of the University was reaffirmed on the basis of findings here, stating that WSU has made accept Willi It's Cheers... well, not exactly. ASWSU officers and Judy Hurst toast the opening of the Skyroom. The restaurant was open Thursday for a trial run before opening for regular business Tuesday. The Skyroom is on the fourth floor of the Shepherd Union Building. WSU nursing By Alisa C. Rasmussen news editor-Signpost By Melissa Karren assignments editor-Signpost Children's innocent and smiling faces greeted Weber State University nursing students Wednesday morning while they waited their turn for physical examinations. On a quarterly basis for four years, WSU nursing students have performed physical examinations for children at the Ogden City Head Start program, 3 1 59 Grant Ave., who normally wouldn't have access to medical care. In fact, most of these children come from low-income families from diverse cultural backgrounds whose families make too much money to qualify for Medicare and too little inside post editorial see page 4 able progress toward meeting three general recommendations of N ASC. The standards on faculty evaluation procedures, College of Applied Science degree requirements, and library resource and staffing mini-mums had been concerns of NASC in reference to the university since a full-scale evaluation of WSU was conducted in August of 1994. "In reaffirming accreditation, however, the commission expressed continuing serious concern about the adequacy of the library, its resources and level of service," said Sandra E. Elman, executive director of NASC, in the letter to Thompson. - She said the commission "strongly f students add health to money to pay for medical insurance, according to Debra Huber, a pediatric specialist at WSU. As a result, these kids "fall through the cracks and get lost," Huber said. Huber added that several years ago, the examinations were done by community doctors who volunteered their time. "It ended up sometimes that the doctors were too busy and they ended up canceling out," Huber said. "Since then, we've decided it's very important that these kids get seen, and so we've taken care of it. For some of these kids, this is the first time they've ever seen a doctor." Judith Pratt, WSU assistant professor of nursing, called the operation "a self-contained little clinic," having make-shift examination rooms a&e see page 6 urges the institution to demonstrate needed improvement toward meeting fully the requirements of NASC Standard IV Library and Information Resources." The accrediting agency will return for its regular fifth-year interim evaluation of WSU in the fall of 1999. Administrators here declined release of the recently-received focus-committee report delineating specific concerns at the library, stating the report is "not a public document at this time." "Obviously, the commission's decision indicates they are satisfied," Thompson said in comments to The Signpost on the focus committee re I : r A i r X. V . v.... Allison Sheppard volunteers time to examine Head Start student Jesus Reyes Wednesday. walled off by bulletin boards in the own equipment and volunteer their cording to the day's schedule, middle of the Head Start gymnasium, time. The physical examinations in- Pratt said when students operate WSU nursing students expected to these clinics, they bring all of their see between 80 and 100 children, ac- See Nursing page 2 SpOftS see page 8 port and accreditation-related correspondence Wednesday. "We've made significant progress on the library, and we're very pleased that NASC has given us full credit for this progress. Certainly, we're continuing to work on the library." Thompson noted a strong outpouring of support from the private sector has recently encouraged library personnel and provided desperately-needed funding for key resources at Stewart Library. "We're clearly getting some stronger support from the community now and that's very good," Thompson said. University librarian Joan Hubbard said she is "very pleased that the re- r Head Start the Other side see page 12 VSS!;!;' S, !.:: viewers have acknowledged the progress which the library has made" in improving resources and service at Stewart Library. "I think the report submitted by the focus committee was fair overall," Hubbard said. Despite malfunctioning computer systems and other difficulties experienced by NASC interim focus committee evaluator Timothy Brown, head librarian at Boise State University, the key report on Stewart Library did not cause ultimate damage to WSU's accreditation status. "We were light-years away from See Reaffirmed page 3 Center asks for $12,000 increase in fee money By Leona J. Christensen campus affairs editor-Sigipos Director Juliana P. Larsen described Weber Slate University's Student Health Center to the student fees recommendation committee as the best health care buy available to students.WSU students pay almost $8 in student fees for health care compared with other schools nationwide who pay close to $30 for similar services. "Students pay $7.85 a quarter so you will not have to make the choice between school books and health care. Health care centers are the watchdogs for students to see they do not get left out," Larsen said. The Student Health Center has asked for an overall budget increase of $12,671 .The increase is needed to See Money page 3 curriculum 1. In classifieds .... see page 1 7

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iJ Eddie, yes; Beverly Hills, no. Eddie Murphy stars in "Metro." See a&e page' 7 ,: 'Sua-' fci- j PC n u Friday, January 17, 1997 Volume 59 Number 43 Accreditation reaffirmed; library concern remains III By Sue Spillane-Bramlette established columnist-Signpost The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges' Commission on Colleges has reaffirmed accreditation of Weber State University following review by the governing ' agency of an Oct. 16-18 focus committee evaluation. In a letter to Weber State University President Paul H. Thompson dated Dec. 11, the commission, advised by evaluators Susan Schaefer and Timothy Brown, announced accreditation of the University was reaffirmed on the basis of findings here, stating that WSU has made accept Willi It's Cheers... well, not exactly. ASWSU officers and Judy Hurst toast the opening of the Skyroom. The restaurant was open Thursday for a trial run before opening for regular business Tuesday. The Skyroom is on the fourth floor of the Shepherd Union Building. WSU nursing By Alisa C. Rasmussen news editor-Signpost By Melissa Karren assignments editor-Signpost Children's innocent and smiling faces greeted Weber State University nursing students Wednesday morning while they waited their turn for physical examinations. On a quarterly basis for four years, WSU nursing students have performed physical examinations for children at the Ogden City Head Start program, 3 1 59 Grant Ave., who normally wouldn't have access to medical care. In fact, most of these children come from low-income families from diverse cultural backgrounds whose families make too much money to qualify for Medicare and too little inside post editorial see page 4 able progress toward meeting three general recommendations of N ASC. The standards on faculty evaluation procedures, College of Applied Science degree requirements, and library resource and staffing mini-mums had been concerns of NASC in reference to the university since a full-scale evaluation of WSU was conducted in August of 1994. "In reaffirming accreditation, however, the commission expressed continuing serious concern about the adequacy of the library, its resources and level of service," said Sandra E. Elman, executive director of NASC, in the letter to Thompson. - She said the commission "strongly f students add health to money to pay for medical insurance, according to Debra Huber, a pediatric specialist at WSU. As a result, these kids "fall through the cracks and get lost," Huber said. Huber added that several years ago, the examinations were done by community doctors who volunteered their time. "It ended up sometimes that the doctors were too busy and they ended up canceling out," Huber said. "Since then, we've decided it's very important that these kids get seen, and so we've taken care of it. For some of these kids, this is the first time they've ever seen a doctor." Judith Pratt, WSU assistant professor of nursing, called the operation "a self-contained little clinic," having make-shift examination rooms a&e see page 6 urges the institution to demonstrate needed improvement toward meeting fully the requirements of NASC Standard IV Library and Information Resources." The accrediting agency will return for its regular fifth-year interim evaluation of WSU in the fall of 1999. Administrators here declined release of the recently-received focus-committee report delineating specific concerns at the library, stating the report is "not a public document at this time." "Obviously, the commission's decision indicates they are satisfied," Thompson said in comments to The Signpost on the focus committee re I : r A i r X. V . v.... Allison Sheppard volunteers time to examine Head Start student Jesus Reyes Wednesday. walled off by bulletin boards in the own equipment and volunteer their cording to the day's schedule, middle of the Head Start gymnasium, time. The physical examinations in- Pratt said when students operate WSU nursing students expected to these clinics, they bring all of their see between 80 and 100 children, ac- See Nursing page 2 SpOftS see page 8 port and accreditation-related correspondence Wednesday. "We've made significant progress on the library, and we're very pleased that NASC has given us full credit for this progress. Certainly, we're continuing to work on the library." Thompson noted a strong outpouring of support from the private sector has recently encouraged library personnel and provided desperately-needed funding for key resources at Stewart Library. "We're clearly getting some stronger support from the community now and that's very good," Thompson said. University librarian Joan Hubbard said she is "very pleased that the re- r Head Start the Other side see page 12 VSS!;!;' S, !.:: viewers have acknowledged the progress which the library has made" in improving resources and service at Stewart Library. "I think the report submitted by the focus committee was fair overall," Hubbard said. Despite malfunctioning computer systems and other difficulties experienced by NASC interim focus committee evaluator Timothy Brown, head librarian at Boise State University, the key report on Stewart Library did not cause ultimate damage to WSU's accreditation status. "We were light-years away from See Reaffirmed page 3 Center asks for $12,000 increase in fee money By Leona J. Christensen campus affairs editor-Sigipos Director Juliana P. Larsen described Weber Slate University's Student Health Center to the student fees recommendation committee as the best health care buy available to students.WSU students pay almost $8 in student fees for health care compared with other schools nationwide who pay close to $30 for similar services. "Students pay $7.85 a quarter so you will not have to make the choice between school books and health care. Health care centers are the watchdogs for students to see they do not get left out," Larsen said. The Student Health Center has asked for an overall budget increase of $12,671 .The increase is needed to See Money page 3 curriculum 1. In classifieds .... see page 1 7